Given name
Estelita
“resembling a star”
Estelita is a variant of Estella. One Latin interpretation is “resembling a star.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Estelita is a variant of Estella. One Latin interpretation is “resembling a star.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Estelita is a variant of Estella. An origin associated with Estella is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Estelita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 69
- 0 boys · 69 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2005. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 1954. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,340 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Estelita’s family of names
Estelita has a related form in Estella.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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